diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index afbe9b38..ac6ae935 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ You will need an LTS version of [Node.js](http://nodejs.org) and [pnpm](https://
 After cloning the repo, run:
 
 ```bash
-$ pnpm install # Install the dependencies of the project
+$ pnpm install --frozen-lockfile # Install the dependencies of the project
 ```
 
 A high level overview of tools used:
diff --git a/website/README.md b/website/README.md
index df072fae..6ec7ec2e 100644
--- a/website/README.md
+++ b/website/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _Code is forked from the Sapphire Community's Website under the MIT license_
 
 After forking/cloning this repo to a folder locally:
 
-1. Install dependencies with `pnpm install`.
+1. Install dependencies with `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile`.
 2. Run `pnpm run start` to start the dev server
 
 ## Special thanks
diff --git a/website/docs/Contributing.mdx b/website/docs/Contributing.mdx
index f7216133..c637715f 100644
--- a/website/docs/Contributing.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/Contributing.mdx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ channel.
 
 ### Install dependencies first
 
-One of the most crucial steps is installing dependencies via `pnpm install`. This ensures that linting can be done, and
+One of the most crucial steps is installing dependencies via `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile`. This ensures that linting can be done, and
 it also sets up the `git` hooks for building the `deno` types and automatically formatting/linting the code when you
 commit it.